About Us

The National Indigenous Young Women's Council (NIYWC) is a self-governed council of Indigenous
young women under 30 years of age. It includes those who identify as Trans, Two-Spirit, and/or
gender non-conforming. The Council works to provide leadership opportunities, community actions
and mobilization, and skills-training and capacity building. With the support of the Native Youth
Sexual Health Network (NYSHN) the Council also develops spaces for celebration, reclamation and
cultural resurgence with a vision for future generations.